The Guangxi police have refused to pursue claims from a woman who said she was beaten up, robbed and sexually assaulted by an officer last year, although the local precinct has acknowledged that the suspect worked there.

According to Red Star News in Chengdu, the victim was a 44-year-old woman surnamed Zhang. The incident happened during her trip from Chengdu, Sichuan, to Nanning, Guangxi, to celebrate the birth of her friend’s baby.

She rented a service apartment and ordered food delivery on Aug. 30. The doorbell rang 30 minutes later and Zhang opened the door, assuming that it was the delivery person.

But instead, a man stormed into the apartment and slapped Zhang. He took off his trousers and Zhang resisted. The man then searched through her luggage.

Thinking the man was after money, Zhang offered him 500 yuan (US$70.6) and asked him to leave. The man refused and beat Zhang. She then increased her offer to 5,000 yuan but the man continued to sexually assault her.

Zhang said during the search, the man accused her of being a prostitute and found more than 10 condoms in her bags.

The delivery eventually arrived but she was too afraid to seek help because the attacker had taken her phone and identity card, she said. After the delivery man had left, the assailant forced her into a taxi, took her to a bank and demanded her to withdraw 5,000 yuan. Zhang was also asked to pay for the taxi fare.

Afterwards, the man told her to leave and never stay in that apartment again.

Zhang reported the case to the local police following her friend’s advice. The bureau asked Zhang to identify the man from 10 black-and-white photos. She recognised the man as an officer surnamed Wei. A photo of him in police uniform was displayed at the station.

The police promised her that the case would be handled seriously and returned 5,000 yuan to her.

Later, Zhang was asked by the Nanning police to return to the city to meet with Wei’s cousin. Zhang asked for 200,000 yuan in compensation, but the cousin claimed Wei was struggling financially and could only offer 26,000 yuan. Zhang turned down the offer.

On Sept. 29, the precinct issued a notice to Zhang saying that they would not pursue the case, but confirmed that the suspect was an officer. Zhang was told that Wei had been fired.

However, Red Star News reported that Wei remained a civil servant although he no longer worked for the police.

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